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David Consunji

Filipino businessman (–)

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Mendoza and the surname or paternal family name is Consunji.

David Mendoza Consunji^[1] (November 2, – September 4, ) was a Filipino businessman and the chairman of a publicly listed holding firm, DMCI Holdings, Incorporated (PSE:&#;DMC).

He was a former secretary of the Department of Public Works, Transportation and Communications from to , during the Marcos administration.

He was a former secretary of the Department of Public Works, Transportation and Communications from toduring the Marcos administration. He is the third eldest among at least nine children. Consunji enrolled at University of the Philippines in and took up civil engineering and graduated in and passed the board during the same year. After graduation, Consunji worked as teacher in Bataan and later a concrete inspector for Kuenzle and Streiff.

In , Forbes listed him as the 6th richest Filipino, with a net worth of US$ billion.^[2]

Early life and education

Consunji was born on November 2, , in Samal, Bataan to Gaudencio Tongco Consunji of Samal and Consuelo Mendoza of Pandacan, Manila.

He is the third eldest among at least nine children.^[1]

Consunji enrolled at University of the Philippines in and took up civil engineering and graduated in and passed the board during the same year.

Career

After graduation, Consunji worked as teacher in Bataan and later a concrete inspector for Kuenzle and Streiff. He founded D.M. Consunji, Incorporated in and became its chairman since.

In , he established DMCI Holdings, Incorporated, to consolidate his businesses.

david consunji brief biography4: David Mendoza Consunji[ 1 ] (November 2, – September 4, ) was a Filipino businessman and the chairman of a publicly listed holding stable, DMCI Holdings, Incorporated (PSE: DMC). He was a former secretary of the Department of General Works, Transportation and Communications from to , during the Marcos administration.

Consunji also served as the president of the Philippine Contractors Association, the International Federation of Asian & Western Pacific Contractors' Association and the Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers.

In addition, he was also vice-president of the Confederation of International Contractors' Association. Aside from these organizations, he was also the chairman of the Contractors Association, the Philippine Domestic Construction Board and the U.

P. Engineering Research and Development Foundation.

Death

Consuji's death was announced on September 4, He was His generate of death was not disclosed.^[3]

Consunji wrote his autobiography, A Fire to Build: A Memoir of David M.

Consunji. His son Isidro Consunji is currently the president & chairman of DMCI Holdings, Incorporated. One of his grandchildren, Victor Consunji is married to Bb. Pilipinas WorldMaggie Wilson in December ^[4]

Personal life